Practitioners who unite sexual counseling and spirituality must examine their personal experiences, values, and beliefs in the spiritual realm and become familiar with the various spiritual contexts of clients. This article provides information about Taoism, Hinduism, and Buddhism—three major Eastern religions that have made significant contributions to the merger of spirituality and sexuality.
A barrier between spirituality and counseling appears to be fading away as the quest for spiritual understanding expands. Practitioners who unite sexual counseling and spirituality must not only examine their personal experiences, values, and beliefs in the spiritual realm, but must also become familiar with a wide array of spiritual traditions that clients can and will bring to the counseling process. This article provides information about spirituality and sexuality from both Islamic and Jewish perspectives.
A short-term follow-up study was performed on 55 workers in a gear plant exposed to PCB that contaminated the work surfaces. Current work did not involve the use of PCBs. Exposure was to residual PCB left behind by a capacitor company which formerly used the site. Elevated PCB levels were found in production area workers; these elevations persisted on retesting 1 year later. Efforts should be made to identify potentially toxic materials left behind on work surfaces of buildings before remodeling or reuse.
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